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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
Kansas Produess Nothine 80 Wonders.

Kansas Produces Nothing But Wonders.
Just now South Central Kansas is all ex-
element about inland sea bathing in the
Salt Lake near Geuda Springs, Kansas. 1t
Is said to be the only inland salt lake in the
United States except the one IN Utah, and IS
pronounced by medical experts TO contain
properties that make it much superior to
surf bathing.
The springs at that place are also one of
the strange natural curiOsIties Of this CONT
nent, being seven IN number and each diff
ferent in mineral constituents, and are all
situated within a space of thirty feet square.
A complete analysis of these springs has
never been made, but the excitement caused
by the cure of several cases supposed here
tOfore to be incurable, and notably one of
them being AddisOn's disease, for which, 1t
is said by medical works, there Is no cure,
has caused the corporation who have recent
Is purchased the springs to employ Prof. Z.
II. s. Bailey, Professor of Chemistry, Me
talurgy and NineralOgy, in the Kansas State
University, one of the most eminent Chem
lists in this country, to make a critical guam
titative analysis IN order to determine each
mineral ingredient and the amount of 1t,
contained in these mineral waters, and as
soon as completed it will be made public.
In the meantime, the Geuda Mineral Springs
Company, of the town by that name, is be-
ing flooded with inquiries from every state
in the Union, and 1t now looks as If Saratoga
and other prominent resorts are to be for
gotten IN the excitement over this new KAN
sas wonder.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
Peters, Wife,


any dear, said Mrs. Peters to her
husband the other day, what does all
this stuff in the papers about Home
Rule mean?"
at means, said Peters, with the air
of a sage, that the Irish want to govern
Ireland themselves.
"They are tired of the tyranny of the
Gar, are they?"
@The Gar? What are you talking
about?"
"Oh, I mean the Emperor"
Worse and more Of it. Do you
mean to tell me that you don't know
that ireland is under the rule of En-
gland?"
"Oh, so it is. Isn't Queen Victoria
good to them? Pm sure she looks real
nice in her pictures. She can't be very
horrid."
~She's horrid enough to the Irish.
Now yOu listen and I'll explain the
Home Rule business to you. 1 want
my wife to be informed on so important
a subject You know all about Glad
stone, don't you?"
"Oh, yes; he's Queen Victoria's son
or something else, isn't hep"
What are you talking about? Have
L married a raving lunatic?"
There, now; you are getting cross
about nothing. wouldn't talk to my
wife like that for all the Irish on earth.
Gladstone is the King, or President. or
Gar, or whatever the ruler of Ireland
Is, isn't he? But it doesn't sound like
an Irish name.
Hes no more Irish than I'm
Chinese. Now you pay attention and
I'll tell you all about it. For years the
people Of Ireland have long been dis
satisfied"
with Gladstone?"
mo, no"
with Victoria, then? Well, L"
"NOt with her alone. They have
been shamefully oppressed, and their
rights and liberties restricted through
| coercion and"
Coercion means the same as prohi-
bition does here, doesn't it?"
"Have you any sense at all? I'd like
to see the English rulers try the pro
hibitiOn game on the Irish in Ireland.
They'd ride Queen Victoria on a rail
and lynch Parliament In a body. This
home rule middle wouldn't be any
thing. Coercion is a species of tyran-
I ny that deprives the Irish of almost all
individual liberty. You've heard of
| ParneII?"
ne Tic LL4LA WHO HAS IlSD DEGu
around the world on a bicycle, isn't
hep"
Great Caesar! I've a notion to
/ 60 right down town and apply
for a divorce. Any jury in the land
/ would give it to me in two minutes and
a half Here! where's my hat and coat
Pm going off and hang myself for mar
/ rying such a"
James! you're Just as mean as you
can bel I'm sure I've understood
! every word you've said, and I won't
| stand your abuse. T."
But Peters had hed.-Detr0tt Free
| Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

the center of the red-stained cloth. The
glrl herself entered the crowd from its out
side circle and passed around a small
brass bowl for a collection, while the old
man gathered up the sacking, ropes and
cloth and thrust them into tbe basket, then
waited for her to Join him, when they both
took the road toward the jungle.
The foregoing is an accurate description
OF the act as I saw 1t performed in both
instances, and the second time noticed
the tattoo marks on the girls forehead, that
1 might recognize her the more readily
when she appeared on the scene to take up
the money. The marks were identical,
but could scarcely believe my own eyes
the trick WIS so hideous and bordering on
the supernatural. AS the affair took place
IN open fields. and the cloth on the ground
remained whole, the mystery was com
pletely unfathomable. With all his me-
ehanical appliances, modern improve
ments and cOnfederates, I do not believe
that the highest SIX lied magician In civil
lied countries can produce anything
equally as startling and insolubls as this
HIndOo trick, which, was told, is cen
turtles old, and performed to-day in the
same identical manner as when it froze the
blood Of its first wondering civilized spec
tatOr
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

ever, always the same jolly, nrepres-
sible, never-despa pairing, laughter-lOv-
ing, bustling, discovering
searcher after the good things in life,
and gathering them in as ne flies.
The commercial traveller is a creature
of circumstance. He IS also a creature
of wants. If you don't believe it, ask
yon ruddy-faced landlord leaning so
cOmplacently against the Office cOun-
ter. He viii tell you that his wants
are as many and trying as mosquitoes
at spearing time; but, for all this, he
will sink down upon a hard straw tick
that but half shingles the corrugating
stats beneath, and, tucking the two
tiny pillows into his expanding ear,
drop off to peaceful slumber, even if
his feet and half his legs protrude from
the fOreshOrtened bed and fill the space
beyond from floor to ceiling Then
there are hours of waiting for a train
belated, when he has nothing better to
do than, from his shady perch upon
the shaky porch of the little country
inn, to fill the air with aromatic smoke
and feast his eyes upon the figure
of the pretty village milliner across
the way, and there are moments later
on when the village butcher, who is
her accepted lover, comes to toy with
his frame and fill his eyes with dust,
in which he seriously regrets the mild
Irritation. He Is a patient man, too, is
this rowing knight of the grip, and viii
sit for hours upon the splintered chime
of a half-emptied sorghum barrel in
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Not only do the descendants of
Americans who came over in the Nav
flower or those who signed the Declare
ton Of Independence pride themselves
on their descent, but members of fam
lies that have lived respectable and
unknown are quite satisfied as to the
high social position of themselves and
their ancestors. The bearer Of an il
lustriOus surname quite properly looks
upon the record Of some local achieve
ment, rather than the names world
wide significance, as the source of
family pride. In Rhode Island the
surname Luther is very common.
Some years ago the mother of a prom
ising young Lnther was exhibiting the
chiId's accomplishments for the edit
cation of the newly settled pastor.
"And what is the name of your little
boy, Mrs. Luther" asked the clergy
man.
erasmus, sir.
Erasmus Lutherl Your son should
have a brilliant future, for his name
combines the names OF two men of
genius.
"Yes, said the gratified mother. ave
named him after his uncle 'Rasmus
he was Selectman for ten years up to
Cumberland. "-BostO7l Transcript
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
MAYOR FRANCIS.

The OmeiaI " no Has LaBored So Indus
trIOusly to Get the President to Go
West.
President Cleveland's refusal to at
tend the Grand Army Of the Republic
encampment at st. Louis has made
the residents of that city only the more
anxious that the President should make
a visit there, and Mayor Francis, to
whom the Presidents letters were
chiefly addressed, is being besieged by
SOLICITORS impromptu committees who
insist on reparation of what has been
brooded about as an insult to the head
of the nation. Mayor Francis is indeed
anxious that the President should be
favorably impressed with the courtesy
which the city's Inhabitants wish to
confer upon him, and is most anxious
that the President should enjoy a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

the confines of a small country store,
retailing tales Of doubtful authenticity,
keeping the idle tradesman and a Sc
lect few of his unshaven crOnies in per-
petual laughter and fve-cent cigars for
the mere chance of securing an order,
and then at last go smilingly away
when told by the keen speculator in
coffee essence and fy-specked clothes
pins that "thar amt nuthin' in your
line as I'm wantin' terday."
There is no lack of pathos, either, in
the life of this dower-feeder in the
valley skirting the flowing stream of
life, and many are the tear-drops stayed
from falling, many the clOuded face
breaks into sunshine of hopeful smil-
ing from the kind ministratiOns at his
hands. He is too modest TO own this.
and We believe this is the only case In
which extreme modesty may be ac-
corded him by the truthful chrOnicler.
We never knew of but one traveller
who claimed to be a real live, unadul-
terated, modest man, and one ght,
when the moon was cloUd-yeiled and
the dog asleep in the WOodshed, he
eloped with the cook of a railway eat
ing-hOuse and the land ord's table
spoons. These two valuable adiuncts
to his worldly possessions furnished
him with brass enough for the rest of
his life. Since then we have never had
a high degree Of faith In men. com
mercial travellers or otherwise. who
make great and public professions OF
their exalted virtues. Here we shall
take leave of our Jolly friend the com
merciaI traveller, only saying, IN con
clusiOn:
May he by Joy be ever here attended
Successes still his last success recruit
And when ON earth his louEu6 wings HFa ended
Find Paradise is listed on his rOuts.
-4m6ricdH Commercial TrdUelsr.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

hearty welcome at the hands of st.
Louis. David R. Francis, although
young in politics, is old in the dignity
of masculine vigor with which he Crap
pies the tangled lines, such as coca
siOnally occur to every one holding his
position. Although of slight build he
is physically strong, and his mental
capacities are not to be moderated.
Mayor Francis did not for one moment
permit the impression to exist that the
President would be subject to harm
either by personal violence or by mis-
representations and it is but due to
Mr.. Francis to say that he has judi
ciousIy acted in a manly, digniied way
in dealing with the troublesome ques-
ton in hand
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Common-sense in a Nutshell Don't Drug.
The nervous system is the seat Of animal
life. and its Office is TO furnish intelligence.
sensation, and govern the functions of the
body. If the person is born with natural IN
ability Of the nerves, all the medicine IN e1-
istence cannot make them a constitution, OF
furnish health. If by mental and physical
overwo rk, or dissipation, the healthy nervous
system is weakened, We are sick because they
are unable to keep the functions going. In
such a case, how much do you gain by forcing
a function with an irritating drugf The re
action leaves its nerves weaker than before
This accounts for the thousands of nervou.
women in existence. The Moxie Nerve Food
has proved 100000 times that 1t can restore
such cases without harm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

human link that joins the two extremes
Of commerce and hOurishes in every
land and under every sky. He has
been and still is the subject of much
discussion and tough steak, much con
trOversy and crude cooking in every
city, town and hamlet even since the
days when Noah packed mis- ark and
started out to furnish dime museums
and sensational actresses with goods
suitable to their business or profession.
How many, many times during these
long years he has been awakened at
three o'clock Of a cold winters morn
ing by the landlords tack, tack" at
his bedroom door and, a moment later,
felt the sharp staccato vibrations Of the
tack, tack as it penetrated from its
hiding place within a crack Of the
rough, uneven freezing, cold, besplinter-
ed chamber floor into his naked sole.
How many times since that long ago
he has stood, with uncovered head and
sOrrOwing heart, in the awful presence
of a dead duck" in whom he had
trusted not wisely but too we'll. How
many times rushed bravely as a knight
of old into the fierce encounter for q
new stock order, and, after securing
apparent victory, met with the cold
and cruel cOuntermand. We find him
Ii the stagecOach Gathering over the
trackless plain, and in the luxurious
buffet car sweeping grandly through
the cultivated valleys of civilization,
but seldom If ever in the police courts
or jury box; but whenever, or wher-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

At a period of life when budding woman
hood requires all her strength to meet the
demands nature makes upon 1t, many d
young woman returns home from the severe
mental strain of school with brokeu-dOWn
constitution, and her functions dIsarranged,
to 90 to an early grave. If she had been
wisely cOunseisd and given the benefit OF DR..
Pierce's ''FavCrite Prescription" her bodily
development might have kept pace with her
mental growth, and health and beauty would
not have given way to decline and death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
Children Starving to Death

On account of their inability TO digest food
wiz find most marvellous food and rene
DIV in SooTr's EMULSION Of Pure Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites- Very palatable
and easily digested. DR.. S. ". CoHEs, Of
Waco, Texas says: u have used your
Emulsion in Infantile wasting with good re-
suits. 1t not only restores wasted tissues,
but gives strength and increases the appe-
lite. am glad to use such q reliable arti-
ele.n
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
She Understood Men.

First Young Wife--What on earth
are you doing at the mirror, Clara?
Second Young Wife-Pm practicing
making wrinkles; I've almost forgotten
how.
Wrinkles? OF all things don't you
know q man likes to have his wife look
young?"
Indeed I do; John is going with me
to select a new bonnet this afternoon,
and if he sets his mind on a cheap
bonnet he VIII discover that it makes
me look as old as his grandmother. -
Nm York HernII
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

The Limited Express of TEE MIoHIGAN
CENTRAL which leaves Chicago at $40 p. m.
every day, is In many respects the favorlte
train East, on account of It's splendid equip
ment, admirable service and fast time, for
which no extra charge is made. 1t carries
superb Wagner Palace Sleeping Cars, run
ming through without change to Toronto via
the Canadian Pacific, to New York via the
New York Central d Hudson River, and ia
Boston via the Boston & Albany railroads
Niagara Falls is passed early in the morning
and the train halts several minutes at rails
View, where the scene is unrivalled.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.

ERE you ever a com
merciaI traveller? No,
I have discovered al
ready that you were
not. HoW2 Why, we
have been In CONVEX
sation now some if
teen minutes, and you
have not once used
tha farma LIZ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Lady Patient-Tve got terrible
tired feeling, doctor.
Doctor-Put out your tongue.
Lady's Husband--Ohl 1t amt her
tongue that's tired, doctor
Doctor (sternly)-Sir, your informa-
ton is superhuous. I am a married
man myself Boston Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Young or middle-aged men suffering from
nervous debility, loss of memory, premature
old age, as the re ult OF bad habits, should
send 10 cents IN stamps for large illustrated
treatise suggesting unfailing cure. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, n. Y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

The desire of fame betrays an ambi-
tious man into indecencies that lessen
his reputation; he is still afraid lest
any Of his actions should be thrown
away in private. ADDISON.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

PPICKLX ASH BrrrERs warm up and IN
vigorate the stomach, improves and strength
ems the digestive organs, opens the pores,
promotes Precipitation, and equalizes the
circulation. AS a cOrrector of di5Ordered
system there is nothing to equal it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

To know that Catarrh and bad breath can
easily be aIleviated if not cured by a simple
inexpensive remedy which one can obtain
and use. One dollar sent to the undersigned
viii bring full advice,
ROBERT MILLER, JR.,
Box go. Kansas City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

g7hsa Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she elung to CastOria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Your "Tausel's Punch cigars getting lots OF
friends Travelling say every day why thel
than most Toe cigars Our trade has more than
doubled since we commenced 20 sell them
p d A /. AiLLAED, Ellisburg, N. Y.
Everybody .TansiI Punch &c cigar thev
were aIWa good Of late they have improved heart
iy approve # way Of doing business you 70
hold sad increase your trade
"A. AKESD Druggist, Chicago, III.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

There are 5000 INDECENT soldiers and
sailors who do not receive pensions who are
supported in almshOuses and other public
charitable institutions in the United States
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

81 do not desire wealth for ITSELF re-
marked the philosopher.
''No," replied the cynic, 81 suppose you
desire it for yourself"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

ing corpse trick Of Heller's, the mysterious
cabinet Of Keller's, and the aerial suspen-
sion act Of Hermann's; also, the second
sight and ventriloquism of Houdin. All
these pleasing impOEitiOns have been eZ-
planned, and the public, after receiving the
explanation, have wondered that the
processes were not equally apparent to the
eye at the time Of Witnessing the incompre-
hensible performance. In the civ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

"A man at Tulare, Cal, decided a piece of
property to his wife in consideration of Glove
ana affection in hand paid"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Senator Hearst, of California, owns a
fine ranch of As, coo acres at Sam Simeon. il
formerly belonged to the great Mexican Cas-
ire family.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

A Mrs. West, Red Bank, n. j., has
elOped twice with the same man. At present
this specimen OF consistency is IN Canada.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

"A fortnight ago a young Muscatine, Iowa,
couple were marriedaf erOne day acquaint-
ance. Now the bride is trying to get di-
VOrce.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

AT a temperance revival recently held in
WolcOtt, Wayne county, n. Y, between ], 500
and 1000 persons signed the pledge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
Ara Won Going East 2

San Francisco boasts Of having 800 young
unmarried women, each and every one OF
whom is heiress to at least $4,000
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

There are about *, 900 different kinds OF
postage stamps In use, and about ten times
that number of cranks engaged in Ea-kIng
collections OF them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

But for the house fly. says Prof
Proctor, epidemics would carry of l.
100000 people per year. Most of US
would be willing to spare a million or
two for twelve months rest against the
pest which is determined to bite moth
ing but the human nose in the early
morning hours.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
Box23O.

of the ], 726 living graduates of Williams
College, ex-President Mark Hopkins has
taught all but thirty-One.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

TIE Pullman cars are the offspring
of a simple Yankee invention. This
was head rest, which its inventor got
permission to sell on the night cars Of
the Michigan Southern Railroad. 1t
was screwed to the back OF a passen-
gers seat, and was sold for fifty cents.
1t took well. George n. Pullman saw
that it was a good thing, and bought
out the patent. After working it for
awhile he commenced experimenting
with an old car, and developed the
famous vehicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

PATENTS obtained by Louis Baggar & Co, At
torneys, Washington, D. C. Estd 1864. Advice free
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Lady Dufferin is a successful amateur
Geographic society recently formed at Calcutta.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

Chronic nasal cqtarrh-guaranteed cure
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20

TIE latest swindle perPetrated by
lotion vendors comes from Eastern
Pennsylvania, where some sealawag
sold a preparation to ladies which is
believed to have contained considera-
bic concentrated I've. They used It on
their faces, and wherever It touched
the skin peeled or